Senior Incident Responder and Forensics Lead

Leadingnation

Hong Kong

On-site

HKD 550,000 - 850,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Leadingnation is seeking a Senior Incident Responder to join its cybersecurity response practice in Hong Kong. You will lead end-to-end incident response engagements, investigate across Windows, Linux and macOS, and advise clients on containment, remediation and recovery.

You will mentor junior responders, contribute to playbooks and tooling, and work with cloud environments and digital forensics, bringing hands-on expertise and strong communication under pressure.

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of professional cybersecurity incident response experience.
  • Experience leading investigations across ransomware, data breaches, and similar threats.
  • Strong cross-platform (Windows/Linux/macOS) and cloud experience; client-facing.

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end incident response engagements, including scoping, containment, evidence collection, and reporting.
  • Perform hands-on investigations across Windows, Linux, macOS and cloud environments.
  • Advise clients on findings, risk, remediation and recovery; mentor junior responders.

Skills

Incident response
Cloud platforms
Python scripting
Bash scripting

Tools

EDR
SIEM
Forensic tools

Job description

Leadingnation is seeking a Senior Incident Responder to join its cybersecurity response practice in Hong Kong. You will lead end-to-end incident response engagements, investigate across Windows, Linux and macOS, and advise clients on containment, remediation and recovery.

You will mentor junior responders, contribute to playbooks and tooling, and work with cloud environments and digital forensics, bringing hands-on expertise and strong communication under pressure.

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